DrawingsAmerican20th century

Sketches of a Bird

1912

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white laid paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

12.6 x 21 cm (4 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Provenance

To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; gift of Mrs. Ormond to the Fogg Art Museum, 1937.

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